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Literature-based Skill Building

Freak the Mighty, Chapter 7

The following are comprehension activities related to the novel Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick, chapter 7. NOTE: Keep reading fun! It may be appropriate to simply have a student complete the "learning log" for each chapter, or to discuss questions and answers instead of requiring the reader to write responses.

Chapter Seven: Walking High Above the World.

1. Learning Log

A. The title of this chapter is "Walking High Above the World." Who is high above the world? __________________________________________ How?

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B. Setting: Identify the setting of the chapter.
date: _______________
time ________________________________________
place _______________________________________________

C. In one or two sentences, summarize what happens in this chapter, or draw an important scene from it, OR draw two or three scenes that show what happened.

D. Questions:

Ask a question about what the cops say at the end of this chapter. ______________________________________________________________________________

2.Character Analysis:

Match the character and the characteristics.
For each of these characteristics, identify whether it's Blade or Freak that has that characteristic.

__________________________________	has a "mean and dirty laugh"
__________________________________	thinks of a plan when he gets stuck in the mud
__________________________________	gets scared when he gets stuck in the mud
__________________________________	has a knife and knows how to use it
__________________________________	yells "warp speed!!"
__________________________________	whisltes with his fingers

3. Conflict

Four kinds of conflict are:

Conflict with another character
Example: being in a swimming race with someone
Conflict with nature or natural disasters
Example: trying to survive a tornado or disease
Conflict with self
Example: having to speak in public, but having stage fright
Conflict with society or rules or a social group
Example: sticking up for someone unpopular

Which kind of conflict happens in Chapter 7? ___________________________________________________________________________________

Who is involved in the conflict? ___________________________________________________________________________________

4. Main Idea

For each list below, write a group each word belongs to in the line above it. Be as specific as you can.

Things that Fly	Ways to Greet Someone
bees	wave
birds	say "hello!"
planes	nod
helicopters	shake hands

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lemonade	slime
soda	mud
water	ooze
tea	gunk

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bottles	whistling loudly
candy wrappers	waving arms wildly
cans	shouting, "We need assistance!"

5. Understanding Characters

Use the SADDR structure to analyze Blade's character using what he says and does in chapter 7.

Speech: What does the character say? What does this tell you about the character?
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Action: What does the character do? What does this tell you about his character?

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Description: What does the author say about the character? What does that description tell you about the character?
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Drawing: Draw the character. Include at least 3 details and be able to explain what these things say about the character (clothes, what he's carrying, or who he is with).

Reaction of others: How does Max react to Blade? What does that tell you about Blade?
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Vocabulary

Review the meanings of these words. Then complete the sentences below with words from the list.

compatible	responsible
comprehensible	visible
untidy	unvanquished
unthinkable	uncertain

1. Freak waved his arms wildly so he would be more __________________________________________
to the cops.
2. When Freak told Max to go to the left, Max was __________________________________________
which way he should go because he wasn't sure which way left was.
3. When Freak kicked Max with his left foot, that was a __________________________________________
signal and Max knew which way to go.
4. Even though they had been chased around and chased into a pond, Max and Freak were __________________________________________
in the end.
5. Even though they were very different, Freak and Max were __________________________________________
as friends.
6.At first, Max ran around the pond because running into that disgusting muck was __________________________________________
, but when Blade's swishing knife was right behind him, he didn't think, he just ran.
7. WHen they were helped out of the muddy pond, Freak and Max were very __________________________________________
8. At the end of the chapter, Freak is __________________________________________
for coining the name "Freak the Mighty."

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